#15

Quindell Johnson

Senior defensive back for Memphis. 2022: 4 interceptions, 4 pass breakups, 73 tackles.

DB · Memphis · Sr. · #15

6′1″ · 195 lb · New Orleans, LA

CFB Index 88 · #11 of 493 safetiesLow confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamMemphis 2022 alumnus

The story

4 defensive back for Memphis. 2022: 4 interceptions, 4 pass breakups, 73 tackles.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Memphis, 316 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — his college career is complete.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

202010 games

All-AACsecond

202112 games

All-AACsecond

202211 games

All-AACfirst

Career arc

Recruit

—

No recruit profile

CFB

College

Memphis

2019–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

7 honors · 1 category

🥈

ALL-AAC · 1ST TEAM

All-AAC 1st team (2022)

Coaching lineage · 2019–2022

2 coaches

2019

Mike Norvell

Memphis

2020–2022

Ryan Silverfield

Memphis

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Norvell → Ryan Silverfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019Memphis12-2HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning

2020Memphis8-3HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced, fast tempo

2021Memphis6-6HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced

2022Memphis7-6HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

88All-Conference level #11 of 493?

Medium confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (97th percentile). Strength: interceptions (96th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Solo tackles#74 / 2755 · 97th pct

Interceptions#22 / 811 · 96th pct

Tackles#198 / 2755 · 93rd pct

Passes defended#354 / 2755 · 85th pct

Tackles for loss#562 / 2755 · 78th pct

5.0

Forced fumbles#58 / 737 · 46th pct

QB hurries#1444 / 2755 · 24th pct

Sacks#1454 / 2755 · 24th pct

0.0

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	4.9	0.4	0.0	0.4
Road4g	9.8	0.5	0.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	6.5	0.1	0.0	0.3
Weeks 8+5g	6.8	0.9	0.0	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Charles Huff

Pass share

38.2%

66 pass / 107 run

Plays / game

57.7

3 games

Team sack rate

5.2%

77 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

88 · #11 of 493 safeties

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Memphis	73	51	5.0	0.0	4	4	--
2021	Memphis	104	66	4.5	1.0	11	1	--
2020	Memphis	81	60	2.0	0.0	5	3	--
2019	Memphis	58	48	3.5	0.0	4	2	--
Career		316	225	15.0	1.0	24	10	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2022

W 59–0

vs North Alabama

1 PD · 2 TFL · 4 SOLO

Dominant 59-point win at home against North Alabama.

With E. Lewis — 11 rush yds (1 car) · S. Henigan — 218 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 47.9 · 2 rush yds (2 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 23-49@ Mississippi State	9	2	0.0	1	0
Wk 2	W 37-13@ Navy	13	11	0.5	1	0	Season-high 13 tackles
Wk 3	W 44-32vs Arkansas State	4	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 44-34vs North Texas	9	7	0.0	—	1
Wk 5	W 24-3vs Temple	3	1	0.0	—	1
Wk 6	L 32-33vs Houston	1	1	0.0	1	0
Wk 8	L 28-38@ Tulane	13	11	1.0	—	1
Wk 10	L 28-35vs UCF	8	5	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 26-10vs Tulsa	5	3	1.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 59-0vs North Alabama	4	4	2.0	1	1
Wk 13	L 31-34@ SMU	4	3	0.5	—	0
Total		73	51	5.0	4	4

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Quindell Johnson

202010 games

202112 games

202211 games

2022 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

All-Conference 1st team

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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